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Our View: Will Cellini conviction deter corruption in Illinois?
Still, it is quite a fall for someone who labeled himself a Republican but wielded bipartisan influence in this state as few others do, enriching himself in the process through gambling and real estate ventures, lobbying and other endeavors.
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:33P
Australian captain Michael Clarke welcomes fixing guilty verdicts
STRONG DETERRENT: Australian captain Michael Clarke has welcomed the guilty verdicts for spot-fixing pair Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif. Source: Getty Images [To view Flash please enable JavaScript and Flash.] AUSTRALIAN captain Michael Clarke welcomed
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:31P
ICC's open warning to 'match-fixers'
"We hope that this verdict is seen as a further warning to any individual who might, for whatever reason, be tempted to engage in corrupt activity within our sport," Lorgat said in a statement. The trio were suspended from cricket for at least five
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:26P
Responses to Cellini verdict: Disappointment, hope
Surprise, disappointment and hope for a cleaner political climate marked reactions Tuesday to the conviction of Springfield businessman William Cellini on corruption charges. *Chris Mooney, Arrington professor of state politics with
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:21P
Pakistani cricket cheats face prison over match fixing
After further deliberation, they returned a guilty verdict against Asif, 28, on the same charge. The jurors at the month-long trial had not been told that Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir, 19, had already pleaded guilty to match fixing,
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:15P
Cricket world reacts
ICC chief Haroon Lorgat has stated that the verdicts should act as a deterrent for the future generation. "We hope that this verdict is seen as a further warning to any individual who might, for whatever reason, be tempted to engage in corrupt activity
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:13P
'Spot fixers' Butt & Asif face jail
Earlier, the jury returned a hung verdict on Asif whether he accepted the corrupt payment and the conviction on him came after the judge asked the jury to go back into deliberation to decide on the fourth charge. Butt and Asif, along with Majeed,
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:11P
What Purpose Does the Double Jeopardy Clause Serve?: The U.S. Supreme Court
The question in Blueford is what happens in the following circumstance: A defendant's jury has announced to the judge that it cannot reach a verdict on a lesser included offense, but it has also voted unanimously to find the defendant “Not guilty” of
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:03P
Clarke welcomes fixing guilty verdicts
It's also been revealed that teenage fast bowler Mohammad Amir pleaded guilty to the same two charges before the trial at Southwark Crown Court in London even started - and his sentencing will be determined separately and without a jury.
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:02P
I had warned Butt and Asif: Ex-Pak team manager Saeed
Yawar Saeed the Pakistan team manager during the fateful tour of England when the spot-fixing scam broke was deeply saddened yesterday after guilty verdicts were handed down to two former star players in a London court over the scam.
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:02P
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